JACK HOLBORN
by Leon Garfield New York: Pantheon Books, (1965). First American edition, first printing. High-action pen-and-ink internal illustrations and color wraparound dust jacket art by Antony Maitland. The first of many juvenile adventure novels by Garfield is a vivid Stevensonian pirate yarn with murder, treachery, a shipwreck, African Jungle, slave traders, and ultimate fortune, all in the best tradition. Minute rubbing to lower shelf edges, else very nearly fine in red linen with black embossed illustration of a nautical compass device to the front cover, and with black embossed titles to the spine; in a near fine dust jacket with slight rub-wear to the upper spine panel; original $3.75 price still intact to the front inner flap. A wonderful high-adventure young adult novel. Nicely Presentable! FREE SHIPPING TO THE USA PLEASE VIEW FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS! |